Author: HFM News

A Fleckney man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for suppling class A drugs. Liam Martin was part of a gang who shipped large amounts of high purity cocaine into Leicestershire, valued at one and half million pounds. Detectives tracked their movements through Automatic Number Plate Recognition and analysis of phone data after their arrests. […]

A driver was taken to hospital after a crash early this morning just outside Market Harborough. Emergency services were called to the A6/A427/Rockingham Road roundabout just after 6.30am, after a collision between a Camper van and car. East Midlands Ambulance Service say the injuries suffered aren’t believed to be serious.

A teenager’s been charged with drugs offences after being arrested in Market Harborough yesterday. Anfernee Duke is accused of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, after Police were called to the Travelodge on Abbey Street. The 18-year-old, of Corporation Road, Gillingham, Kent, is due to appear before Magistrates this afternoon.

Police have recovered a lock-knife with a 10cm blade after searching a woman in Market Harborough. Officers first stopped a vehicle that was seen driving erratically. The woman was arrested on suspicion of possessing a bladed article in a public place and for driving over the prescribed limit. Meanwhile, Leicestershire Police have made 18 arrests […]

A flytipper has been fined £660 and ordered to pay costs of over £3000 for dumping asbestos-laced building materials at the side of a country road near Shangton. Tibor Szamosi was spotted throwing six bin bags out of a van by a farmer, who noted down the registration number. Harborough Council, who had to call […]

Poppies are to be printed on over 250 of Leicestershire County Council’s highways vehicles in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday. From HGV’s to minibuses, they’ll be proudly displayed as part of commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The Council will also provide support to more than 60 […]

A one to five star rating system has come into force today for local businesses associated with the sale and care of animals. It’s part of new regulations aimed at protecting the welfare of animals and providing a more informed choice for owners and customers. They apply to firms and individuals involved in dog and […]

A Heritage Lottery grant of just £97,000 will help a historic village church fight back against lead thieves. The future of St Peter’s Church in Church Langton was threatened when large amounts of lead were stripped from the roof three times in three months last year. The grant, together with £27,000 raised by villagers, will go […]

Harborough’s biggest housing association is reassuring tenants it’s business as usual, after it merged with another. Waterloo Housing Group, is now part of the Platform Housing Group, but will retain its name. Bosses say it will cause no immediate changes, with all current local staff remaining. Letters will be sent to all customers, reiterating existing […]

People say it’s now harder than ever to get a car parking space at Market Harborough Railway Station. Despite a new 300-space car park opening in June, it is regular full by nine am on weekdays. Paula Drayton from Market Harborough told Hfm: “It’s impossible to park if you arrive anytime after 9am.  It’s worse […]